The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued fresh guidance to help medical device manufacturers prepare for upcoming regulatory changes.
The post-market surveillance (PMS) regulation for medical devices comes into force across England,…
Baljean Dhillon, professor of clinical ophthalmology at the University of Edinburgh (Credit: andrewperry.co.uk)
Researchers are working with high street opticians to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia from…
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NHS Lothian in Scotland has made an AI-powered physiotherapy clinic available to nearly one million patients across the Lothian region as part of a large-scale pilot.
The AI clinic, called Flok Health, was created using…
The main GP software supplier for Scotland, In Practice Systems Limited (INPS), has voluntarily placed itself under administration owing to financial difficulties.
A press release, published by Cegedim on 10 December 2024, said: “Cegedim…
Technology to allow faster diagnosis and assessment of skin conditions is being rolled out across primary care in Scotland, starting with Dumfries and Galloway and Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Using a secure mobile phone app…
The Scottish government says that its Digital Front Door platform “goes beyond” the NHS App because it will include access to both health and social care data and services.
Wes Streeting, health secretary, announced plans…
Emergency admissions (EA), where a patient requires urgent in-hospital care, are a major challenge for healthcare systems. The development of risk prediction models can partly alleviate this problem by supporting primary care interventions and…
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NHS Orkney has announced plans to go live with Cambric Systems’ Morse electronic patient record (EPR) app in 2025 to provide easy access to patient data for staff.
The deal with Cambric Systems, a supplier…
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has launched a £175 million search and rescue radio network to prevent loss of life on the coast and at sea.
The communications network, which connects 163 remote radio…
Mobile numbers of NHS staff have been compromised in a data breach at a software supplier, which serves seven Scottish health boards.
Scott Barnet, head of information and cyber security at NHS National Services Scotland,…
